@yaroslava_kirichok: The waist a woman needed to marry a King of France. When Marie Antoinette married Louis XVI in 1770, beauty was not natural - it was constructed. Royal brides were tightly laced into rigid whalebone corsets, often reducing their waists to roughly 18–22 inches to achieve the prized Rococo silhouette: a sharply defined bodice above dramatically wide skirts. Her wedding gown, crafted from shimmering French silk and adorned with silver thread and lace, wasn’t just a dress - it was a declaration of power, wealth and dynastic alliance. Every detail reflected the opulence of Versailles and the extreme standards placed upon a future queen. This wasn’t costume. It was expectation. #my_ldn #vamuseum #marieantoinette #thingstodoinlondon #londonhotspots

Polite_Society❌️ :

They were literal children being married away

bytchybecky :

I can pull off the waist but my hips…..

Vana :

She was 14. She was a child.

Nikaylee 😘 :

kids btw

GenX_TX_Lady :

No air conditioning....I'm out

∆°•Who_CARES•°∆112519 :

they were expected to have smaller waist but they weren't as small as people think. It was corsets, petticoats, and mostly the shape of the dress and the size of the skirt that made their waists appear small.

CaliQueen👑inAz✨ :

Lmao I would still be single back then 😂

Geology.Polished :

Those dresses though. 😳 Gorgeous

A Lady in London :

Wow!

Freeman77 :

It’s metal frame…. Not waist

🧁 :

first dress wasn't Marie's

angel cakes :

Oh my gosh The corset they had to wear to achieve tht is alot 😮

Birkinjunky :

M after skipping breakfast

funkgobounce :

Sign me up

Wyld Native :

Gorgeous

Sensei :

Unitedkg :

Ualll 🥰

ybell10 :

wow!!

keva johnson :

nah not necessary, im not a pickmeshia. if he cant handle me, then next!

DaddysLeah :

No Thank You. I love food too much!

tameera :

It’s bc she was literally 14

bethtytastic :

She was probably also 12 a literal child

user4340430297276 :

Malnutrition, whalebone corsets, shallow breathing and organ compression-no thank you.

user4489926283198 :

Rather have a larger waist and keep my head lol😳

orderofthecovenn🥀 :

They were also children keep in mind and also on narcotics to keep them skinny because they were legal at the time